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mob-handed en · ADJ

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1. (UK) Being a member of a group, especially one with violent or threatening intent.
   • 'I didn't expect to see you today,' he went on, 'especially not mob-handed. Mind you, I don't remember a great deal about seeing you yesterday.' 2005, Quintin Jardine, Lethal Intent:
   • It was 2-0 on 40 minutes, the goal coming after another mob-handed attack against a defence that just seemed to be sinking backwards. 2025 January 3, Barney Ronay, “Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta”, in The Guardian:

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mob-handedness · mob-handedly

mob-handed en · ADV

Meanings

1. (UK) As a member of a group, especially one with violent or threatening intent.
   • The forces of the law waded in mob-handed when, it seems, they ought to have applied a lighter, more consensual touch. 2014 September 5, Boyd Tonkin, “Ashya King showed we still don’t know the limits of liberty”, in The Independent:

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